Work-holding device for sewing-machines.



No. 814,057. 4 PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906. J. G. LEWISK: O. W. BAGLEY. WORK HOLDING DEVICE FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1904.

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WORK HOLDING DEVICE FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLVIOATION FILED MAR.19, 1904.

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' Application on March 19,1904. Serial in. 198,958.

T all; whom it y concern! I Carried by the head 12 is a necdle bar 13 Be it known that we, JOHN G. Lnwis and which is driven by the usual mechan sm and CHARLES W. BAGLEY, citizens of the United cooperates with thelooper 14 to form stitches. States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the 15 is the work-holding plate, which coop- 55 State of Missouri," have invented a certain erates with a presscr-foot 16, formed In two new and useful Improvement in Work-Holdparts capable of independent movement, as ing Devices for Sewing-Machines, of which shown in the drawings. The work-h0ld1ng the following is such a full, clear, and exact plate is secured at 17 to one end of a cast: description as will enable any one skilled in. mg 18. This casting 18 1s pivotally and 6c re the art to which it appertains to make and 'slidingly mounted to the base-plate 1Q at 19, use the same, reference being had to the ac- Fig. l. The double presser-ioot 16 1s slidcompanying drawings, forming part of this ingly mounted in the opposite end of the specification. casting 18. In order to impart longitudinal Our invention relates to sewin -machines, and lateral vibrations to the frame or casting 65 15 and more particularly to an arrangement of 18, so as to cause the stitclnl orming mechanthe cloth-holding device of a barring or tackism to form tacking or barring stitches, the ing machine, by means of which a trousersmachine is provided with a cam mechanism hook may be held in position, so that the fly 20. This cam mechanism 20 is connected, of a pair of trousers can be tacked down at by means of an arm 21, shaft 22, and arm 23, 7o 20 each side of the hook. to a pin 24, projecting downwardly from the @ur invention consists in part in. the com casting 18, and this imparts lateral 1novehinatiomwith stitch-forming mechanism and ment thereto. The longitudinal movement, work-holding mechanism, one of said parts is imparted to the said pin 24 by means of a being movable relative to the other to prolever 25 and arm26. The work-holdingplate 25 duce a barring or tacking stitch, of means 15 isprovided with an opening 27 for the carried by said work-holding mechanism for passage of the needle,and the divided presserengaging and holding a hook. foot 16 is provided with a similar opening 28. or invention also consists in certain other The parts above described, are old and well novel features and details of construction, all known in the art, and hence we do not claim 30 of which are described in the following specithe same except in combination with parts iication and pointed out in the claims aiiixed hereinafter to be described. hereto. 30is the tongue, and 31 the shank, of a trou- In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis sers-hook which is adapted to have the said a plan view of the work-holding plate. Fig. shank secured between the main body 32 and 3 5 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a the buttonholedly 33 of a pair of trousers, as hook in position, Fig. 3 isa detail view of shown in Fig. 7. In the particular form of one of the hooks adapted to be used in con-. hook shown the shank is secured in position nection with our machine. Fig. i is a side by means of a rivet or eyelet 34 passing elevation of the complete machine. Fig. I through the end of the shank and the button- 40 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the hole-fly 33. The hook is also provided with work held in position by the Presser-foot. a prong 35, which may be bent in to engage Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. l. the fabric and aid in holding the hook in p0- Fig. 7 is a view showing the manner in which sition. in order to hold the hook in position the hook is fastened in position. Fig. 8 is a in the work-holding device of the machine, 45 view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a slight we provide the plate 15 with a pair of roundmodiiication; and Fig. 9 is a view showing a ed recesses 36, adapted to receive the inner further modification. rounded end of the tongue 30 of the hook. Like marks of reference refer to similar These recesses 36 are provided by either separts in the several views of the drawings. curing to or forming integral with the plate 50 10 is the base platc, and 11 the arm, of an 15 a block or plate 37. This block or late ordinary barring or tacking sowing-machine. 37 is cut away at 38, so as to form a re" uced dividing-stri between the two recesses 36. This reduced portion 38 need. only extend a short distance from the opening 27, so as to accommodate the presser-foot 16. For convenience in manufacture, 'however, we extend it to the end of the plate 15, as shown in the drawings. In order to prevent the hook from rotating in the recesses 36, we provide a pair of detents 39, which are adapted to en gage with a notch 40 in the outer end of the hook. I

V In Fig. 8 we have shown a slight modificatron for use in connection with a book which is not provided. with the notch 40 in its outer end. In this case the two detents 39 are replaced by two outer detents 41 and an inner detent 42, which detents are ada ted to engage with the outer end of the hoo r, as shown 1n Fig. 8,to preventit from rotating.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9 the plate 37 is provided with three recesses 36 instead of two, so that the book may be held in a central position as well as in the two lat eral ones. A third detent 39 is also provided to cooperate with the third recess to holdthe hook in a central position to make a tacking or barring stitch in the goods between the sides of the recess 4.0.

The operation of our machine is as follows: After the shank 31 of the hook has been sooured between the body 32 and buttonhole fly 33 of the pair of trousers the trousers p seed in the machine, as shown in Fig. 5, the rounded inner end of the tongue being engaged by the recess 36 and the notch 40 in the outer end of the book being engaged by one of the detents 39. This will hold the hook firmly in position, so that it will not be struck by the needle-during the operation of tacking the fly to the body of the trousers.

. The work is held in position in the machine by means of the double resser-foot 16, hereinbefore described. The reduced portion 38 between the .two recesses allows the part of the presser-foot which is not over the hook to come down firmly against the goods, and thus hold them in proper position to be operated upon by the needle. The machine is then operated in the usual manner, so as to form a rowof barringor tacking stitches 43 at one side of the hook. As soon as this is accomplished the resser-foot is raised and the hook transferred to the other notch, so that a second row of stitches 4.3 is formci'l at the other side of the hook. In case the form shown in Fig. 9 is used, a third row of stitches may be made between the sides of the recess Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letholdingmechanism, one of said pa ts being sierra-a7 movable relative to the other to produce a tacking or barring stitch, of a presser-foot cooperating with said work-holding mechanism, and means on said Work-holding mechanism for engaging and holding the tongue of a hook in one position and then in another and different lateral position.

2. In a sewing-machine, the combination with a stitch-forming mechanism, of workholding mechanism, one of said parts being movable relative to the other to form a tacking or barring stitch, said work-holding'mech anism being provided with a plurality of recesses for engaging the tongue of a hook and a presser foot cooperating with said workholding mechanism.

. 3. In a sewing-machine, the combination with stitch forming mechanism, of workholding mechanism, one of said parts being. movable relative to the other to produce a tacking or barring stitch, and said workholding mechanism being provided with a pair of recesses for engaging the tongue of a hook, said recesses being separated by a reduced dividing-strip, and a presser-foot cooperating with said workeholding mechanism.

a. in a sewing-machine, the combination with stitch-forming mechanism and workholding mechanism, one of said parts being movable relative to the other to produce a tacking or barring stitch, and said workholding mechanism being provided with a pair oi recesses, of a presser for coiiperating with said work holding mechanism, said presser being composed of two parts capable of independent movement.

5. In a sewing-machine, the combination with stitch-forming mechanism and-workholding mechanism, one of said parts being movable relative to the other toproduce a tacking or barring stitch, and the parts of,

anism between said-recesses bei-ng'reduced, 1

of a two-part presser-footcooperating with said work-holding mechanism.

'7. A work holding plate for tacking or barringsewing-machines, provided with a recess for engaging the inner end of the tongue, of the hook, and a detent or detents for engaging the outer end of the hook, and a presserfoot cooperating with said work-holding plate.

5%. A work -holding plate for tacking or barring sewing machines, provided with a set our hands in the presence of the two subplurality of recesses for engaging the inner end of the tongue of the hook, and detents for'engaging the outer end of the hook, and a 5 presser foot cooperating'with said workholding plate.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto scribing witnesses.

' JOHN G. LEWIS.

CHAS. W. BAGLEY; Witnesses:

' L. B. BEACH,

' D. O. BETJ'EMAN. 

